Rooney To End England Career In 2018

England captain Wayne Rooney has declared that he will end his international career after the Russia 2018 World Cup.
The Manchester United forward attended Euro 2004 as his first England tournament as a teenager and is keen to end hisbEngland career in in early 30s.
“Come Russia, I feel that that would be time for me to say goodbye to international football,” Rooney said during during a press conference on Tuesday ahead of England’s World Cup qualifier against Slovakia. ” Obviously it is up to Sam (Allardyce, new England manager), but if that is where my England career comes to an end, it will be after some highs and some lows but as an immensely proud man.

“I started playing international football at 17, so at 32, in two years time, I will have been playing at that level for 15 years and I think that is a good time to finish.
“Realistically I won’t have many tournaments beyond Russia 2018, so I’m planning to enjoy these next two years and try and help the team improve.”